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  2. 2021 Uttarakhand flood - Wikipedia

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    Map 1: The Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, and Rishganga river valleys, and the Nanda Devi National Park in the state of Uttarakhand Map 2: The headwaters of the Ganges showing: Rishiganga (rising from meltwater in the Nanda Devi sanctuary, top right), Dhauliganga which it meets near Tapovan; Alaknanda River, which Dhauliganga meets at Vishnuprayag; and the Ganges whose main stem begins at Devprayag ...

  3. Pollution of the Ganges - Wikipedia

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    The Ganga Mahasabha is an Indian organization dedicated to the Ganges, founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1905. After a long struggle, British India agreed on 5 November 1914 to the Ganga Mahasabha's request, recognizing that the uninterrupted flow of the Ganges is a fundamental right of Hindus.

  4. Dhauliganga River - Wikipedia

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    Dhauliganga rises in the vicinity of the Niti Pass in the border regions between Garhwal and southwestern Tibet. [1] It flows 50 km (30 mi) southwards until it meets the Rishiganga on its left bank at Rini, in the vicinity of Tapovan in Chamoli district.

  5. India's holy river 'Mother Ganga' succumbs to pollution

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  6. Ganges - Wikipedia

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    A popular paean to the Ganga is the Ganga Lahiri composed by a 17th-century poet Jagannatha who, legend has it, was turned out of his Hindu Brahmin caste for carrying on an affair with a Muslim woman. Having attempted futilely to be rehabilitated within the Hindu fold, the poet finally appeals to Ganga, the hope of the hopeless, and the ...

  7. Ganges Delta - Wikipedia

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    Ganges Delta, 2020 satellite photograph. The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta [1]) is a river delta predominantly covering the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

  8. All the most jaw-dropping wardrobe malfunctions of 2017 -- so far

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    The 20-year-old international model made headlines at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival for two major wardrobe whoops moments. One time, she seemingly flashed her underwear in strapless dress with a ...

  9. Buriganga River - Wikipedia

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    18 km (11 mi) [1] The Buriganga ( Bengali : বুড়িগঙ্গা , Buŗigônga , lit. ' Old Ganges ' ) is a river in Bangladesh which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital city, Dhaka .